Dispensing window



vApril 1958 A. G, OAKES 2,830,331

DISPENSING WINDOW Filed Aug. 51, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig. I ALBERT e.OA'KES INVENTOR BY ATTORNEY April 15, 1958 A. 5. CAKES DISPENSING wmnow2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 31, 1953 ALBERT G. OAKES INVENTOR Fig.5

ATTORNEY Un ds tss Pa i n DISPENSING WINDOW Albert G. Oakes, Houston,Tex. Application August 31, 1953, Serial No. 377,602

4 Claims. 01. 20 -4 locked in raised position without assistance, fromthe hands of the operator, which maybe engaged in handling the productbeing dispensed. h

It is still another object of the invention to provide a window forfood' dispensing establishments that may be provided withinterchangeable frames so that a screen may be quickly replaced with aglass and that may be locked in closed position in a novel-manner.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention has relation tocertain novel features of construction and operation more particularlyset out in the following specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Z H Figure 1 is a plan'view, taken fromthe inside of the building in which the window is installed.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view, taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,with parts of the framework broken away.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view in cross section, taken on the line3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a front view of the table and window release lever taken onthe line 44 of Figure 1, and

Figure 5 is a bottom view, partly in crosssection, of the anchor blockemployed, taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1designates a supporting shelf mounted on the inside wall of a building,such as an ice cream vending stand, on which the channel shaped postmembers 2, 2 are mounted in an upright position. The post members 2, 2are mounted with the projecting edges of the channel abutting eachother, forming a hollow post, and are maintained in this position bymeans of suitable bolts as 3. Two posts are formed, but the constructionof each post and the operating mechanism hereinafter described as beingmounted in the posts are identical. Anchor blocks 4 are secured to theplate 5 and to the shelf 1 to align the posts 2, 2 in the desiredposition. A pair of guide bars 6, 6 are mounted on each inside face ofthe posts 2, 2 in which the window frame 7 is loosely mounted. Aprojection, as 8, extends upwardly from the frame 7 and is equipped witha cross bar 9. An S-shaped hook 10 is releasably secured to said crossbar9 at one end and is secured to one end of the cable 11 at its otherend. The cable 11 extends through the post 2, over a suitable pulley 12and through the block 13, thence through the pulley 14, back through theblock Hand is anchored to the pin 15 in the post 2. The pulley 14 isalso anchored to the pin 15 in the post 2. The block 13 is secured tothe cable 19 which extends from the block 13 through the pulley 15,through an opening in the post 2 and through the guides 17 and theroller18 which are mounted on the horizontal foot members 45, 45, and isanchored to the hinged foot pedal 20. The above construction isduplicated, one set being on each side of the window and the foot pedalbeing formed by a bar connecting the two cables 19, 19.

A'table extends through the opening between the posts 2, 2, and isanchored in any suitable manner as by the bolts 22, 22 and a channeledsupporting beam 23 which extends transversely beneath the table 21 andis aligned by suitable anchor blocks as 24, which is in turn anchored tothe posts 2,2 by bolts as 25 which extend through one side of the posts2 and into the strip 26'. Suitable additional supports, as 39, 39,support the table 21 on the inside of the building; Channel shaped shoes27,27 are mounted on the edges of the plate glass 28. Suitable glassholding strips, 29, having means for receiving the hidden bolts 30,maintain the plate glass in place. The shoes 27, 27 are separated bysuitable supporting beams 31, 31 which bear the weight of the plateglass above the window opening. I v

Beneath the table 21 maybe mounted a suitable cash drawer as 32 andbeneath the cash drawer 32 is mounted on the underside of the table 21by means of the eyebolts 34, 34, a lock release lever '33, which has anextension 35 extending beyond the edge of the table 21 and is readilyavailable to the hand of the operator. A latch 36, preferably springloaded, is mounted on the floor 37 of the building and is positioned toengage the foot pedal 20 when depressed by the operator and to hold thepedal 20 in lowermost position until it is released by the op' erator. Acable 38 extends from the lever 33 to the latch 36, and will raise thelatch 36 out of engagement with the pedal 20 when the extension 35 ismanipulated by the operator.

As shown in the drawings, the Window is equipped with two frames, thefirst frame, 7, shown with a screen mounted in the framework, and whichis positioned in the guides 6, 6. The other frame 40 is shown equippedwith glass. When the establishment where the window is employed is inoperation, the frame 40 will be maintained in a raised position, out ofthe way, and locked in raised position by means of the pin 41, which maybe moved into locking position through suitable openings in either, or'both, posts 2, 2, and the frame '7 may be locked in position to preventunauthorized opening thereof by means of the pin 42 through the guides6, 6; when it is desired to change the frames 7 and 40, the frame 7 isdeactivated by disengaging the hook 10 from the cross bar 9 and raisingthe frame 7 and locking same in raised position by inserting the pin 42through the guide bars 6, 6, beneath the frame 7, then removing thelocking pin 41 from beneath the frame 4t) and freeing the frame 40 forlongitudinal movement between the outer guide 6 and the inside edge ofone of the posts 2, and securing the hook 10 to the cross bar 43 of theframe 40. The frame 7 will thus be deactivated and the frame 40,operated by the cable 11, activated, thus placing the dispensing windowback in operation with the frame 40 becoming the vertically movableframe.

In use, the operator, approaching the window, may open the window bydepressing the foot pedal 20, and thus raise the vertically movableframe. The latch 36 will engage the pedal 20, maintaining same depressedand holding the frame in open position. The operator will thus be ableto raise the frame while his hands are occupied such as with an orderfor a customer outside of the building; when the transaction iscompleted and 3 r the operators hands a re moi longer occupied, theframe may be quickly and easily lowered by depressing the pedal 20,releasing the latch 36 by means of manual manipulation of the lever 35,,which, upon being de-i other suitabletype of speed check may beemployed.

It is contemplated'that the posts of the hereinabove described device,as well as all other structural parts, will be manufactured fromaluminum, or similar lightweight, durable material. The lower ends ofthe posts 2, 2 may be formed in separatersections, as 44, to permitmounting of the pulleys 16, and to provide the openings 45 inthe poststhrough which the cables 19 19 may operate; however, any desired methodof mounting said pulley may be employed. 7 5' Whiletheforegoing isconsidered a preferred form of the invention, it is by way ofillustration only, the broad principle of the invention being defined bythe appended claims. 1 e

What I claim is: I

1. In a dispensing window, a'pair of hollow posts, a horizontallyextended table mounted between said posts, blocks suspended insaidposts, a movable window and a stationary window interchangeably mountedbetween said posts, cables having one end secured to the upper portionof said movable window and their otherends r to said blocks, a pedalpivotally mounted beneath said table, and cables connecting said blocksand pedal.

2. In a dispensing window, a pair of hollow rigid posts,

means for mounting a pair of interchangeable window frames between saidposts, one of said frames being movable vertically between said posts, atable mounted horizontally between said posts limiting the downwardmovement of said movable window frame, a cable detachably secured tosaid movable frame at one end, a block in each of said posts throughwhich said cable passes the other end 4 of said cables being anchored insaid posts, a pedal cable secured at one end to said block and a footpedal pivotally mounted beneath said posts to which the other end ofsaid pedal cable is secured.

3. In a dispensing window, a building having a ledge, ceiling and aplate, means for mounting plate .glass between said ledge and ceiling, awindow in said plate glass comprising, a pair of hollow posts, means forreceiving plate glass molding on one margin of said posts, a rigidframework forming a dispensing window opening, window guide arms mountedon the inside faces of said posts, window frame, having rigid marginsmounted and maintained in vertically movable relation in said guidearms, a cable extending through said posts from above said window framehaving window engaging means on one end and being secured to windowelevating means inside of said posts at the other end, pedal operablemeans for raising and lowering said window frame.

4. In a dispensing window a framework having a pair of hollow posts, atable mounted horizontally between said posts, means for securing plateglass to the outer margins of said posts, a window opening frameworkbetween said posts, a pair of windows interchangeably mounted betweensaid posts, one of said windows being releaseably mounted in a fixedposition and one of said windows being movable vertically between saidposts, guide means on said posts forguiding the vertical movement ofsaid movable window, and means operable through said posts for raisingand lowering said movable window. n

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